NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION - One person arrested for pointing rifle at family members.
On Dec. 20, 2024 at approximately 1 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP's Northeast Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team unit and the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement unit responded to a weapons complaint at a residence on Village Road in the community of Serpent River First Nation.
The complainant and their common-law spouse arrived at the residence to speak with a family member. When the family member became agitated, the couple decided to leave. As they were backing out of the driveway in their pickup truck, [it is alleged that] the family member emerged from the residence, armed with a long gun, and pointed it at the couple as they were leaving.
A short time later, when it was safe to so, officers approached the residence and arrested the accused for pointing the firearm. During the search, police located and seized two firearms, including a .22 semi-automatic rifle, which matched the description provided by the complainants.
As a result, Brighten Moore, 28 years old from Serpent River First Nation, was charged with:
- Pointing a firearm
- Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Video Bail in Blind River on Dec. 22, 2024, and was remanded into custody.
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